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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said on Thursday it was “completely normal” for his team to seek to strengthen its squad despite winning the Premier League title last season.
English, Spanish and German press reported on Thursday that Liverpool agreed on a fee of around 30 million euros for Bayern Munich’s Spanish international midfielder Thiago Alcántara.
Alcantara will be only Liverpool’s second signing of the summer after the arrival of left-back Kostas Tsimikas, who will back up Andy Robertson, although other teams, such as Chelsea, Liverpool’s rival at the weekend, have been more active. in the transfer market.
“It is completely normal that we have to take another step because other teams will take other steps as well,” Klopp said in an interview with Sky Sports News.
The German said that signing Alcántara “has nothing to do with being champions; we constantly try to develop ourselves and find solutions to new challenges before having problems with them. This is how football works. It is not just about changing things. It’s about finding the right approach and plan again for this season, ”he commented.
Thiago’s arrival will give Liverpool more options and variety in midfield alongside Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum, Naby Keita, Fabinho, Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain and veteran James Milner, although Barcelona are rumored to be interested in leading to Wijnaldum to the Camp Nou.
